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The Curtiss F6C Hawk was a late 1920s
*F6C-1 Model 34C virtually identical to the P-1 series.
*F6C-2 Model 34D strengthened for carrierborne operations and fitted with arrester hooks.
*F6C-3 Model 34E modified version of the F6C-2.
*XF6C-4 Model 34H prototype ''F6C-1'' with a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine.
*F6C-4 Model 34H production version of the ''XF6C-4''.
*XF6C-5 Model 34H prototype ''F6C-1'' with a Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet radial of .
*F6C-6 Model 34E modified for racing, with its
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. It was part of the long line of Curtiss Hawk airplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
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for the American military.
Originally designed for land-based use, the Model 34C was virtually identical to the P-1 Hawk in United States Army Air Corps service. The United States Navy ordered nine, but starting with the sixth example, they were strengthened for carrier-borne operations and redesignated Model 34D. Flown from the carriers and from 1927–30, most of the later variants passed to Marine
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fighter-bomber units, while a few were flown for a time as twin-float floatplanes.
Operators
* ** VF-9M (US Marines) operated 5 ''Model 34C'', F6C-1 and XF6C-4 from land bases. **VF-2
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(US Navy) operated 4 ''Model 34D'', F6C-2 from
** VF-5S, later renamed VF-1B (US Navy) along with VF-8M (US Marines) operated 35 ''Model 34E'', F6C-3 from
** VF-2B (US Navy) operated 31 ''Model 34H'', F6C-4 from ''Langley''
Variants
*F6C-1 Model 34C virtually identical to the P-1 series.
*F6C-2 Model 34D strengthened for carrierborne operations and fitted with arrester hooks.
*F6C-3 Model 34E modified version of the F6C-2.
*XF6C-4 Model 34H prototype ''F6C-1'' with a Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine.
*F6C-4 Model 34H production version of the ''XF6C-4''.
*XF6C-5 Model 34H prototype ''F6C-1'' with a Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet radial of .
*F6C-6 Model 34E modified for racing, with its radiator
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located inside the fuselage.
*XF6C-6 Model 34E the ''F6C-6'' which had won the 1930 Curtiss Marine Trophy was converted to parasol-wing monoplane configuration and given wing surface radiators; after achieving the fastest lap in the 1930 Thompson Trophy race the XF6C-6 crashed when its pilot was overcome by fumes.
*XF6C-7 Model 34H testbed for an experimental Ranger SGV-770C-1 air-cooled inverted Vee engine.
Specifications (F6C-4)
See also
References
*Eden, Paul and Soph Moeng. ''The complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft''. London:Amber Books, 2002. *Swanborough, Gordon and Peter M. Bowers. ''United States Navy Aircraft since 1911''. London:Putnam, Second edition, 1976. . {{USN fighters F06C Hawk Curtiss F06C Single-engined tractor aircraft Biplanes Aircraft first flown in 1925